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CT 08, pl. 27, Bu 1891-05-09, 0326 (P370467)
Legal, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 08, pl. 27, Bu 1891-05-09, 0326 |
|---|---|
| ID | P370467 |
| Museum no. | BM 080202 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| Find spot | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) |
| Coordinates | 33.0605, 44.2552 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _1(asz) 3(ban2) sze gur_ | 1 kor 3 ban2 of barley |
| 2 | _{gesz}ba!-ri2!-ga {d}amar-utu_ sza nam-har-ti | the scepter of Marduk, of the gift |
| 3 | szi-i-iq me-sze-qi2-im ra-aq!-qi2-im | “Finding out the rites (and) reciting (the incantation) |
| 4 | a-na _kur6 szu-ku6_ is-ha-tim# | for the šuŋ fish of Ishtum |
| 5 | _ugula gidri_ a-wi-il-{d}na-bi-um ki-x#-[...]-szu-nu | foreman of the scepter Awīl-Nabium their |
| 6 | _nig2-szu_ {d}amar-utu-na-s,i-ir _dub-sar#_ | property of Marduk-nāṣir, the scribe |
| 7 | i-nu-ma it-ti-{d}na-bi-um-[...] | When with Nabium- |
| 8 | _dub#-sar# za3-ga#_ | the chief scribe |
| 9 | a-na x# x# RI? DA? zimbir{ki}-ia-ah-ru-rum | to ... Sippar-Yaḫrum |
| 10 | {gi}u2-ru-ul-li-im ma-ha-s,i2-im | a reed basket for a boat |
| 11 | a-na zimbir{ki}-ia-ah-ru-rum il-li-ku | to Sippar-Yaḫrum went |
| 12 | _lu2#? 1(disz)-e 3(ban2) sze_ | 1 man 3 ban2 of barley |
| 13 | a-na _kur6 iti sze#-sag11-ku5 u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam_ | for the ration of the month of Addarum, the 15th day |
| 14 | in-na-ad-nu | will be given. |
| 15 | nam-ha-ar-ti | Received |
| 16 | {disz}a-wi-il-{d}na-[bi]-um# _ugula gidri_ | Awīl-Nabium, foreman of the scepter |
| 17 | u3 e-ri-ib-{d}suen _dumu_ {d}suen-ga#?-[mil] | and Erib-Sin, son of Sîn-gamil |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-na _sze-ba_ u3 ne-eb#-ri#!-tim ih-ha-ra-as, | in the barley and the nebrītum he shall measure out. |
| 2 | _zi-ga sza3_ sze-e sza#? i#?-na#? _e2-i3-dub_ | booked out of the barley that in the depot |
| 3 | sza i-na zimbir{ki}-ia-ah-ru-rum | which in Sippar |
| 4 | isz-sza-ap-ku-ma | he sent to me, and |
| 5 | {disz}{d}suen-i-din-nam _[ugula] dam-gar3_ | Sîn-iddinam, foreman of merchants |
| 6 | _iri_ zimbir{ki} | the city of Sippar |
| 7 | u3 _di-ku5_ zimbir{ki}-ia-ah-ru-rum | and the judge of Sippar-Yaḫrum |
| 8 | im-hu-ru-ma | received, and |
| 9 | a-na _zi-ga_ u2-sze-s,u2-u2 | to be released they shall bring out. |
| 10 | _iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 9(disz)-kam_ | The month of Addarum, the day 9 |
| 11 | _mu_ a-bi-e-szu-uh _lugal-e {gesz}asz-te bara2 za3 us2-sa-ke4-ne i3-mah!-esz-a_ | year: “Abī-ešuḫ, the king, erected a throne on the side of the road. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | _{na4}kiszib_ lu2-{d}na-bi-um | Seal of Lu-Nabium |
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